Michael Lohan — who was recently hospitalized after he was found to be suffering from chest pains — has endured a rollercoaster relationship with both Lindsay and her mom Dina in recent times.

But The Weekender magazine decided to present him with the award because they believed that he has been wrongly persecuted by the media after he spoke-out about the need for his daughter to go to rehab.

He told the magazine’s columnist Justin Brown: “I hope people will read this and see him for the amazing father he is. The type of father I hope to be one day. Either way, everyone will have something to say about it!”

Brown told RadarOnline.com that Lohan was in tears when he received his award as he spoke about all of his children.

RadarOnline.com exclusively revealed how the troubled actress allegedly stole a one-of-a-kind necklace which was then returned to the police by an un-named friend before authorities could search her Venice Beach home for it.

It will be up to the District Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles whether they decide to press charges or not for this latest incident.